Or: Five Times John Wasn't There, And One Time John Was.

John Watson thought this was it for him after he returned from Afghanistan - runny noses and the tedium of working a job at a private practice. Aimless and bitter, he never thought he would find his purpose again. Enter Sherlock, a little boy desperately needing rescue from the wreckage of his life, and John gets more than he ever thought possible...a family. Kid!lock.

A magical infection has Ron critically ill, but after the devastation of the war he decides his family and friends don't need to know. How long can he hide it though? And how will the consequences of his actions change the course of the future?

A thunderstorm is raging outside and Sherlock is terrified. He does not dare going to Mycroft and asking for comfort, since Sherlock is sure that his older brother does not want to see him... ever again. Kidlock.

DI Greg Lestrade has done many things, but he's never figured on trying to save Sherlock Holmes' life.

After a traumatic incident, Merlin realises that he may not need a new destiny, but he does indeed need a new approach - before it is too late for him, for magic and for Arthur. Set after "Lancelot du Lac". Read the warnings, please!

Sherlock's having a little trouble getting ahold of himself after Magnussen visits him in the hospital. His panic is muted, but it's there, buried beneath the hospital-grade drugs he's hooked up to. Thankfully, John's presence is always better than the sedatives, anyway. [Set after the HLV deleted scene, whump, h/c, rated T because of the general tone of the deleted scene.]

What would happen if Gaius died before Leon and Percival rescues him? How would Merlin react and would his friends be abble to help him? AU to 4x13 Character death obviously. Last chapter now online. -Now completely Beta corrected!

One day, Greg Lestade, newly promoted Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard, is sure of that, Sherlock Holmes, brilliant, a former drug addict and always going off on his own, will get himself killed. When he is faced with a criminal pressing a gun to Sherlock's temple and Sherlock teasing the man into pulling the trigger, Lestrade's fears seem to have come true./Pre ASiP.

After a long day, Sherlock pays a visit to his best friends John and Mary - and especially to their toddler, Marcie - when the couple have a bad fight, leaving Sherlock to try and find a way to comfort their daughter in the next room. Fluff, dashes of angst, character study, oneshot. No profanity, slash, or violence. Post HLV. Cover image by NautilusL2 on DeviantArt.

Sherlock's always been able to depend on his best friend and childhood pet to be there for him. As Redbeard nears the end of his life, the entire Holmes family realizes just how hard it is to say goodbye (A Holmes family one-shot; story three in a collection of challenge fics) *warning: pet-loss related angst*

A summary of the adventures of Milton Holmes, Sherlock's kitten in the Stars Series: Never To See The Stars Again, And The Stars Shone Brightly and now, Among the Iridescent Stars.Written from his point of view. With the main cast as background characters.

Against his brother's belief, Mycroft Holmes has more pressing things on his mind than allowing Sherlock to pester him all the time. After twenty-four minutes of silence, however, Sherlock's reaction to Mycroft's scolding turns out far too disturbing for his liking, and he has to realise that, in the end, there really isn't anything more important than his little brother./Kid!fic.

A short one-shot, alternate scene to Greg's hospital visit in HLV. Instead of Sherlock disappearing, Greg is faced with an unexpected reaction to a hospitalized Sherlock and winds up figuring out something that he really would have rather not known. S3 SPOILERS

When Sherlock comes home after assumedly being dead for two years, neither John Watson's nor his own reactions are what he expected. Johnlock, set post-Reichenbach. Ignores most of season 3.

When John stops by to check on Sherlock after the events on the train, he thinks the worst when he sees a syringe on the table. How was he supposed to know it was for antibiotics for his infected wounds? Written for a prompt.

In the aftermath of the Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock struggles to regain what he had lost and take out the one man left in Moriarty's web. Sebastian Moran. I am horrible at summaries and desperately hope someone can come up with something better

After three years spent with dismantling Moriarty's web, Sherlock finally returns to London - and to John. John, however, after three years of thinking his best friend dead, does not react as expected and is not ready to forgive him, but sends Sherlock, alone and in need of his friend, away. When John finally comes to his senses, it might be too late./Prompt fill. Angsty.

John forgot that Sherlock suffered in those two years. Takes place after TEH, mentions some things from TSOT, but takes place before.

Two weeks after his flatmate's miraculous return, John sees the scars from his interrogation. The friends share a heart-to-heart and try to move on.

Sherlock takes John ice skating.

A cabbie picks up an unusual passenger one freezing night. He has no coat, a big bruise on his forehead, and seems a bit confused before he rushes off into the darkness. What is a cabbie to do but follow?

Sherlock returns, but his friendship with John is damaged. Nevertheless, they embark on their final hunt to finish off Moriarty's net, but it ends in a catastrophe: Sherlock is shot and lapses into a coma. As John keeps vigil, he reads Sherlock's diary written during the hiatus. Slowly, he begins to understand and finds himself wishing for another miracle. Completed.

When John receives a phone call in the middle of the night, he knows that something has happened to Sherlock, something qualifying as 'not good'. He is, however, not prepared for what has led to his friend's injury and hospitalisation. And he certainly isn't prepared to face the question if Sherlock will ever recover properly from what has happened.

Sherlock has difficulty navigating life. There are lots of reasons why and this fic explores some of the reasons and their effects. I'm not good at summaries, you'll have to actually read it to know what this is about. Lots of angst and there'll be a lot of H/C in the last chapter.

"Merlin had to dig his fingernails into his hands 'till they bled in order to drag his mind out of the forests of Longstead and back into Camelot. It was just like the Lamia all over again." Gen, friendship. Tag to 4x08.

During a heatwave, John discovers that there is one thing which Sherlock has never learned. Naturally, the good doctor wants to teach him.

Well, yes, Mrs Turner next door's got married ones. Mrs Hudson doesn't really know about her tenants, but finds out that she doesn't even need to. Because one evening, after another case, she realises something important about John and Sherlock. One-shot. Fluff, most likely.

In the aftermath of a firing incident Sherlock is gravely injured. John takes care of him and does his best to make their new life work. Sherlock/John. Hard-core bromance to a point where it could be safely regarded as pre-slash.

The first time it happens, he is sitting in a bar, with some colleagues of his. And as he's sitting there, he suddenly notices something. Dust. Dust, looking almost as if it was tap dancing. - How do you continue after your best friend's death? How do you go on with your life? And why does dust suddenly become important? A Miles one-shot. Rated T for language.

One month. It had been one month since Merlin had disappeared. When Arthur set out to find his missing servant, he hadn't had much of a plan, but he's pretty sure that getting kidnapped and being held for ransom by a morally imbalanced weapons dealer hadn't been part of it. *Friendship, no slash, eventual magic reveal*

Merlin has always looked out for Arthur. Now it's Arthur's turn to look out for Merlin. Modern fic. Reincarnation. Gen, friendship.

Two years after Sherlock's death, John comes to find him on the sofa. Wounded and ill, Sherlock is convinced he's hallucinating and refuses to share any details about Moran or the fact that Mycroft has been compromised. That doesn't stop John from stepping up and taking care of the last of Moriarty's web, BAMF-style. Johnlock.

The silence is just a painful reminder. It just leaves me alone with my thoughts, which are... well, what do you expect them to be? Character study of James during the tent scene.

"A hand. Fingers. Carding through his hair. His mind registered the sensation vaguely, world far too fuzzy, like the lining of one of John's comfiest looking jumpers." Fluff. Sherlock whump to a degree. One-shot.

Someone wants Sherlock Holmes to break down. The consulting detective must fight for his sanity until help arrives. But by the time John, Lestrade and Mycroft finds Sherlock...he's completely cracked. This is how he spiraled to insanity. WARNING: Tortures Now, the improved version is here: /works/1059517/chapters/2123262

Sherlock is finished with his three year mission to defeat Moriarty and it's left to Mycroft to bring him home. But coming home isn't as easy as he'd hoped.

At the request of his fans, John starts a vlog about daily life at Baker Street and beyond. Rated T, mainly as a safety net.

John always leaves the lights on

No one hates admitting illness or wounds more than Sherlock... perhaps that's why no one believes him when he actually gets sick. Fortunately, when he can't do it himself any longer, John and Lestrade are there to pick up the slack. Features Paternal!Lestrade and Gen John and Sherlock. One-shot.

Sherlock's been missing for just over a month. He is returned to the flat barely conscious and John helps Sherlock overcome the morphine addiction forced upon him by the kidnappers. COMPLETE.

AU story using the 'what if' premise. Accidental changes to fate happen, so when Merlin's destiny is tampered with, events slowly start to put things back on track.

Everyone always assumes that Mycroft is the better brother. But they don't understand that Sherlock can be a frightening force to be reckoned with...given proper motivation.

Sherlock is ill - grudgingly . Mycroft reads him his favourite book - cheerfully. Brotherly love!

Post Reichenbach Fic. All the things that were missed. The reactions, the funeral, the fights, the movement, the reunion. Warnings for : Character "death" spoilers, blood? Emotions?

A badly injured Sherlock waits for help to arrive. Naturally, he's more concerned with the whereabouts of his scarf.

Sherlock and John find themselves living under constant threat in the year following the incident at the pool. After the latest attempt on Sherlock's life, Lestrade and John must try to pull their friend back together.

He's known as "Holmes" to most and "Sherlock" to a select few. But there's one person - and only one - who calls him by his true first name. Paternal!Lestrade. Warning: mentions of past child abuse.

Sherlock's going through a bad episode of depression. John is there for him. Pointless schmoop and H/C. Asexual!Sherlock/Straight!John platonic romance, established relationship . Part of my series, A Love with No Name.

Sherlock has a strange turn, John is worried and Mycroft is the only one who seems to know what's going on…

People credit John Watson with saving Sherlock from himself. People are often wrong. Before John, someone else saved Sherlock, and she keeps saving him. Even now. A glimpse into the Sherlock only Mrs. Hudson gets to see. One Shot.